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Abell v. Cornwall Industrial Corp.

247 N.Y. 598 Court N.Y. Decision date 1928-03-27 English

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George S. Abell, Respondent, v. The Cornwall Industrial Corporation, Appellant.

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Libel — defenses of justification, privilege and mitigation.
Abell v. Cornwall Industrial Corp., 222 App. Div. 689 , affirmed.
(Argued February 21, 1928;
decided March 27, 1928.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department,
p. 599
entered December 12, 1927, affirming a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a verdict. The action was for libel. The defenses were justification, privilege and mitigation. (See 241 N. Y. 327 .)
A. W. Bennet and Graham Witschief for appellant.
Henry Hirschberg for respondent.

Judgment affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews, Lehman, Kellogg and O’Brien, JJ.

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